The Practice

Believe it or not, some lawyers are getting new business from new clients, and when they do, they may face an issue that, if not handled properly, could stop new business before it starts. The issue: whether to charge a ...

Tickler systems can range from paper folders to sophisticated computer programs. But high-tech doesn’t necessarily mean better, according to Erik Mazzone, practice management adviser for the North Carolina Bar. “The best tickler system is the one that actually gets used,” ...

The recession has made law firms look hard at their revenue and cost structure. Consider a law firm where the revenues from a given client are $40,000, while the costs to service that client in lawyer and staff compensation are ...

Write On provides guidance for attorneys on writing legal memoranda and briefs. By Leigh Watts Mello You have done solid research and formulated compelling arguments. All you need to do now is get it all onto paper. Right? Wrong. You ...

For attorneys new to blogging, the rush of promoting their expertise in a very public forum might cause them to overlook the ethical standards that apply to lawyer advertising. Several American Bar Association model rules apply to attorney advertising. It ...

A major law firm with a large New England presence has been in the news, like so many others, for its announcement that a number of senior lawyers have been asked to seek employment with another firm. But this is ...

By Justin Rebello Suppose there were a website that has been viewed by nearly 700 million people, averages 1.5 million unique visitors per month and is the seventh most popular website in the world (according to Compete.com). Wikipedia is such ...

A couple of Twitter posts I’ve read recently referenced a lawyer disciplined for allowing “non-lawyers” to do something that only a licensed attorney should have done. I really dislike the “n-l” word, so I suggested in a reply tweet that ...

The New York Times recently examined the current down-at-the-heels atmosphere in a once-mighty Wall Street law firm, describing the “melancholy pall of diminished billable hours” now found throughout the firm’s deserted hallways. The article made clear that this could be ...

By Aaron Krivitzky Legal documents can be difficult to read. It is not uncommon for dangling participles, incomplete clauses, passive voice, split verb phrases, misspelled words and/or poor grammar to appear in a contract, brief or court opinion. According to ...